Katie

Fred Eaglesmith

GI come up from the bottom rung
AmI'd been hunting and I Chad my gun
GWind was still things were quiet
AmCalled for Katie there was Cno repGly

I checked the shed I checked the barn
I opened the door and there she was
In the arms of my friend Joe
And she wasn't wearing any clothes

GKatie Katie what I'd do
AmI was so in Clove with you
GWorked my fingers to the bone
AmI never even wanted Cthis old Gfarm

Joe tried to talk he just coughed
My heart stopped the gun went off
Katie screamed out his name
And then the gun went off again

Chorus

Wrapped them up in gunny sacks
I hitched a wagon threw them in the back
I buried that Joe down by the creek
I laid my Katie neath the hickory tree

Chorus

Now there's houses up all around this farm
Staring into new back yards
Every day they come by
But I won't sell and I won't say why